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Offline lemonlimer

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Re: The Wikipad
« Reply #15 on: September 07, 2012, 01:34:05 AM »
A little bit of good news bad news. It's official. The Wikipad is coming out October 31, and preorders start September 7. The tablet is 10 in, has detachable controls and the bad news.....$499 to buy in.

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/06/wikipad-at-gamestop-this-october-for-499-pre-orders-open-sep/
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Offline Chex

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Re: The Wikipad
« Reply #16 on: September 07, 2012, 03:57:21 AM »
It seems like a great concept, but the controller design and the decision to make it a 10-inch tab rather than something smaller turns me away. It seems to me like the gaming side was a complete afterthought. Something closer to the S7100 or G27 (or the BiTT Gametablet) would've been more attractive, in my opinion.

$500 is also not that good... even the Asus Transformer (what this really seems to be competing with) can be found for cheaper.
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Offline retrogamer

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Re: The Wikipad
« Reply #17 on: September 07, 2012, 08:45:00 PM »
I am disappointed with the size and cost as well. I think 7" with a lower cost would have been the better way to go with this. Will still be interested in seeing how it compares with the gamepad, but cant see myself buying one of these.
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Offline 10basetom

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Re: The Wikipad
« Reply #18 on: September 08, 2012, 10:50:53 AM »
I'm afraid it will be DOA. Wikipad is way out of touch with the gaming community if they think the formula to success is building a mobile gaming device that weighs 1.23 lb. I, too, think they should have stuck with the smaller form factor. Oh yeah, that $499 price doesn't help either. I hope they will release a smaller version later.
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Offline Pardue

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Re: The Wikipad
« Reply #19 on: September 09, 2012, 05:28:12 AM »
Agreed, it will be DOA. It's sad, I had a lot of hope for this device. I remember when it was first announced, their initial target price was $250. It's more than the usual, but I was willing to pay a premium for the utility and quality. Just about every device ends up priced higher than what they had originally anticipated it would be, but a 100% price increase?! Good luck with that.

Wake me up next year when the unsold holiday stock is being sold on Woot at half price.
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Re: The Wikipad
« Reply #20 on: September 10, 2012, 12:12:14 AM »
Even if I can afford it it's hard to justify 500 on a tablet with bolted-on controls when you cn have a Nexus 7 or a Kindle Fire HD for a lot less.  I just hope that China is paying attention and will bring out something similar or maybe an accessory for existing tablets.
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Offline trickyhero

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Re: The Wikipad
« Reply #21 on: September 10, 2012, 12:28:16 AM »
I have heard the icontrolpad2 is going to be a tablet controller, so potentionly, nexsus 7 plus icp2 would be my tablet gaming choice. That being said I'm not sold on tablets yet, other than my kindle.
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Online singapura

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The Wikipad
« Reply #22 on: September 11, 2012, 01:43:39 AM »
Quote from: trickyhero on September 10, 2012, 12:28:16 AM
I have heard the icontrolpad2 is going to be a tablet controller, so potentionly, nexsus 7 plus icp2 would be my tablet gaming choice. That being said I'm not sold on tablets yet, other than my kindle.
I have an iCade that I use with my iPad 1. Otherwise I use a Wii controller. Both are not portable off course but work quite well.
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Offline Pardue

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Re: The Wikipad
« Reply #23 on: October 18, 2012, 12:51:19 AM »
So, I was at Gamestop yesterday and while I was checking out, lo and behold there's a poorly xeroxed advertisement for the Wikipad on the counter.

I asked the (very cute) clerk if there's been a lot of interest in the console. She told me that so far only one person besides me has asked her about it and she doesn't even know what it is, or even how much it costs, so she had to tell that guy to look it up elsewhere. I went ahead and explained to her what it is, including what it was originally intended to be and what it's become now.

I like to read about the history of consoles that failed before they even hit the water, but I've never had a front row seat to the destruction of what was arguably a not-so-bad idea. In a way the poorly xeroxed ad was symbolic of what the console is now. It started off as a reasonably priced, loaded tablet with optional physical controls but now it's degraded into an unloved, corporate pet project with a bloated price tag and as far removed from its initial fan base as it could ever get. Two weeks before release and sales reps don't even know what it is or how much it costs.

I've said it before and I'll say it again- wake me up after the holidays when the leftover stock is on Woot for half off.
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Offline Jay1096

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Re: Re: The Wikipad
« Reply #24 on: October 23, 2012, 10:52:42 PM »
Quote from: Pardue on October 18, 2012, 12:51:19 AM
So, I was at Gamestop yesterday and while I was checking out, lo and behold there's a poorly xeroxed advertisement for the Wikipad on the counter.

I asked the (very cute) clerk if there's been a lot of interest in the console. She told me that so far only one person besides me has asked her about it and she doesn't even know what it is, or even how much it costs, so she had to tell that guy to look it up elsewhere. I went ahead and explained to her what it is, including what it was originally intended to be and what it's become now.

I like to read about the history of consoles that failed before they even hit the water, but I've never had a front row seat to the destruction of what was arguably a not-so-bad idea. In a way the poorly xeroxed ad was symbolic of what the console is now. It started off as a reasonably priced, loaded tablet with optional physical controls but now it's degraded into an unloved, corporate pet project with a bloated price tag and as far removed from its initial fan base as it could ever get. Two weeks before release and sales reps don't even know what it is or how much it costs.

I've said it before and I'll say it again- wake me up after the holidays when the leftover stock is on Woot for half off.


Honestly I would not pay even 250 for this device. I'm thinking a fire sale for around 50 to 109!
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Offline montie1965

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Re: The Wikipad
« Reply #25 on: November 02, 2012, 10:00:16 AM »
Seems like the wikipad has been delayed once again...
I wonder if the Archos GamePad will be delayed too...
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Offline 10basetom

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Re: The Wikipad
« Reply #26 on: November 04, 2012, 07:26:40 AM »
As have previously been stated, it's DOA at $499. They need to lower the price drastically, make it more portable, or add something more to the bundle (like $100 PlayStation Store credit) -- or maybe they need to do all of the above. This news supports my suspicion that they also realize this, but I'm surprised it's so last minute.
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